Pumping unit



June 13, 1933. E. s. cRowL 1,914,008

PUMPING UNIT Filed July 50, 1932 INVENTOR. e/vsr .5 Clem/L ATTORNEY.

PatentedJune 13, 1933 I v UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE ERNEST S. CROWL, OF MITCHELL, KANSAS PUMPING UNIT Application filed July so, 1932. Serial No. 626,373.

This invention relates to pumping units or adapted to bear upon the handle to lock devices for operating pumps of any kind. the elements in any desired relative position Theprime object of the invention is to proor relation. Any suitable form of power, as vide a power transmitting unit which may the motor 17, may be used for driving the be readily mounted upon a pump without the assembly, said power being transmitted interposition of a jack or the like. through the belt 18 to the pulley 4. The con- With this object in View and such other nection formed by the stud 12 and socket 9 objects as may be developed in the course may be readily broken by merely springing of the specification, attention is now directed the arm 10 laterally. A casing 21 may be 16 to the accompanying drawing as constitutmounted over the parts of the unit. ing a part of the specification, the same illus- The use and operation of the device will trating a practical embodiment of the invenbe readily understood from the foregoing tion, and wherein description.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an assembly While I have herein described a certain 15 comprising a conventional form of pump specific manner and method of constructing 6 as operated by this improvement, and assembling the elements of my inven- V Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of tion, it is understood that I may vary from Figure 1. the same in minor details, not departing from Figure 3 is a detail of the adjustable, hanthe spirit of my invention, so as best to con- Zil dl engaging arm. j struct a practical device for the purpose ine Figure 4 is a detail of the proposed stud tended, as defined in the appended claim.

and socket connection for the ends of the I claim: 7 pump handle link or arm with the pump In adevice of the kind described and emhandle at one end and the crank arm at the bodying a shaft having a crank at one end,

th d, a the outer free end of the crank having a lat- The invention comprises "a base 1, upon eral socket, a short pin having a slide-way which are anchored the spaced posts 2, at one end for adjustably engaging a pump through the lower portions of which are jourhandle, the opposite end of the pin being naled the power shaft 3. A pulley 4: is rigjournaled, a connecting link having lateral idly mounted at one extended end of this sockets at its ends on opposite sides, whereby shaft, and a small pinion gear 5 at the other at one end it is placed in engagement with end thereof. A pump drive shaft 6 isjourthe journaled end of said pin, and a journaled naled through the upper ends of the posts 2, stud having its ends rotatably engaging the and a large drive gear? is rigidly mounted at sockets of the opposite end of the link and one extended end thereof and placed in mesh the free end of the crank, whereby the ele- S5 with the pinion 5. Upon the other end of the ments are operably connected.

said shaft 6'is rigidly mounted a crank 8. In testimony whereof, I aifiX my signature. The outer end of this crank iscupped as ERN CROWD shown at 9 to form a socket. An adjustable I pump arm or link 10 is provided at its lower end with a socket 11 into which is seated an elongated stud 12 having a rounded outer end 13 journaled to rotate within the socket 9. The upper end of the link 10 is provided with a somewhat tapered socket 22 for rotatively engaging the rounded pin 23. The opposite end of this pin is slotted as shown at 14 to slidably or adjustably engage the handle 15 of the pump 19, and a set screw 16 is passed through the wall of this end of the pin and I 

